The exceptionally well trained (albeit gassy) Thai baby elephant.

The exceptionally well trained (albeit gassy) Thai baby elephant.

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This is the baby elephant who, everyday around 10 am, was paraded around the resort at which Eva and I stayed. He was very well trained. He could stand on three feet. He could shake hands with his onlookers using his trunk. He could roll over, as Eva would put it, "Just like a doggie!" He could accept donated Bhat for his onlooking omnipresent super-creep trainer, again, using his trunk. His name was too difficult to pronounce as it was Thai, and furthermore I don't have to try to pronounce his weird foreign name because I'm American. Instead I just speak to him, his trainer, and all other foreigners (be I in their country or otherwise) in English like any good American. Sometimes, if I really want them to understand me, I'll elongate and overly-pronounce the words while speaking louder than any normal speaking voice. This, I'm convinced, allows anyone to understand English. If, after all of this, they still don't understand me then they're stupid. Oh, and this baby elephant "passed gas" or "broke wind" on Eva's head. Not really, but durn near. As she was posing next to the gentle beast, and whilst I fiddled with my camera, Mr. Elephant pooted. Eva stood strong, however, and we got the shot. Click here to see the picture; it features both Eva leaning in for the close shot near the elephant as well as the aforementioned creepy disgusting trainer creepily and disgustingly staring at her! Ahhh the memories...

segway nation

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these babies are going to revolutionize the way you pose for pictures

My baby cousins.

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Jasmine and Joyce posing for me.
They were taking pictures of me while I took pictures of them.

<3

Mikael

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i asked him to pose for me on this picture and he gave me this smile.

Enough to piss off the good humor man.

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Seriously, it's no wonder why I had a mental breakdown halfway through trying to take pictures of the poor dogs. This is where I have to take pictures and there was NO backdrop left. Poor Judah was SO good. As soon as I put on her stupid bunny ears and ribbon she went right over and sat perfectly on the backdrop--which kept falling because I didn't have another cheap ass plastic clamp. I kept apologizing to her--because as soon as she got up to avoid getting smacked with the paper she would go back to sit down and have her picture taken again. Poor baby!